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Rice University News & MediaTue, 14 Aug 2018 20:26:42 +0000en-UShourly1http://news-network.rice.edu/?v=4.8.7Social context matters in spread of diseasehttp://news.rice.edu/2018/05/07/social-context-matters-in-spread-of-disease-2/
Mon, 07 May 2018 16:02:36 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=111379"Patient zero" isn't entirely to blame when an infection takes root in a population. According to Rice scientists, social context in the community has a lot to do with how a disease spreads.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2018/05/0507_INFECTION-1-B-2fkls6j.jpgFruit flies marked with dots of paint in a Rice University lab were used to measure how an infection is spread in communities of different genotypes, with various sex ratios and either a male or female "patient zero." The study showed the degree to which social context matters in the spread of disease. (Credit: Nick Keiser/Rice University)Social context matters in spread of diseasehttp://news.rice.edu/2018/05/07/social-context-matters-in-spread-of-disease/
Mon, 07 May 2018 16:00:39 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=111359"Patient zero" isn't entirely to blame when an infection takes root in a population. According to Rice University scientists, social context in the community has a lot to do with how a disease spreads.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2018/05/0507_INFECTION-1-B-2fkls6j.jpgFruit flies marked with dots of paint in a Rice University lab were used to measure how an infection is spread in communities of different genotypes, with various sex ratios and either a male or female "patient zero." The study showed the degree to which social context matters in the spread of disease. (Credit: Nick Keiser/Rice University)Caught in the act: New wasp species emerginghttp://news.rice.edu/2015/10/29/caught-in-the-act-new-wasp-species-emerging-2/
http://news.rice.edu/2015/10/29/caught-in-the-act-new-wasp-species-emerging-2/#respondThu, 29 Oct 2015 17:56:06 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=82766A new study from biologists at Rice University, the University of Notre Dame, Michigan State University, the University of Iowa and the University of Florida finds that recent evolutionary changes for the fruit fly known as the "apple maggot" is having a domino effect on three predatory wasp species.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2015/10/29/caught-in-the-act-new-wasp-species-emerging-2/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2015/10/1102_SPECIES-b.jpgCaught in the act: New wasp species emerginghttp://news.rice.edu/2015/10/29/caught-in-the-act-new-wasp-species-emerging/
Thu, 29 Oct 2015 17:56:01 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=82765A new study from biologists at Rice University, the University of Notre Dame, Michigan State University, the University of Iowa and the University of Florida finds that recent evolutionary changes for the fruit fly known as the "apple maggot" is having a domino effect on three predatory wasp species.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2015/10/1102_SPECIES-b.jpgResearch points to possible fungal control for leaf-cutter antshttp://news.rice.edu/2015/10/07/research-points-to-possible-fungal-control-for-leaf-cutter-ants-2/
http://news.rice.edu/2015/10/07/research-points-to-possible-fungal-control-for-leaf-cutter-ants-2/#respondWed, 07 Oct 2015 16:51:31 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=81738Biologists from Rice University, the University of Texas at Austin and São Paulo State University in Brazil have found new types of specialized fungal parasites that attack the nests of leaf-cutter ants and their relatives. The discovery could provide clues for controlling the agricultural and garden pests.

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Wed, 07 Oct 2015 16:51:22 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=81739Biologists from Rice University, the University of Texas at Austin and São Paulo State University in Brazil have found new types of specialized fungal parasites that attack the nests of leaf-cutter ants and their relatives. The discovery could provide clues for controlling the agricultural and garden pests.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2015/10/1005_ANTS-T1-b.jpgStudy: It’s not cheating unless a species gets hurthttp://news.rice.edu/2015/09/21/study-its-not-cheating-unless-a-species-gets-hurt-2/
http://news.rice.edu/2015/09/21/study-its-not-cheating-unless-a-species-gets-hurt-2/#respondMon, 21 Sep 2015 14:53:25 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=80933A review of dozens of key ecological studies has found very little evidence to support one of the field's commonly held beliefs: Cheating is widespread among 'mutualists,' species that cooperate with one another for mutual benefit.

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Mon, 21 Sep 2015 14:53:22 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=80934A review of dozens of key ecological studies has found very little evidence to support one of the field's commonly held beliefs: Cheating is widespread among 'mutualists,' species that cooperate with one another for mutual benefit.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2015/09/0921-CHEATERS-Fish-b.jpgEvolution study finds massive genome shift in one generationhttp://news.rice.edu/2015/06/15/evolution-study-finds-massive-genome-shift-in-one-generation-2/
http://news.rice.edu/2015/06/15/evolution-study-finds-massive-genome-shift-in-one-generation-2/#respondMon, 15 Jun 2015 11:53:45 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=77340A team of biologists from Rice University, the University of Notre Dame and three other schools has discovered that populations of an agricultural pest that began plaguing U.S. apple growers in the 1850s likely did so after undergoing extensive genome-wide changes in a single generation.

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Mon, 15 Jun 2015 11:53:42 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=77339A team of biologists from Rice University, the University of Notre Dame and three other schools has discovered that populations of an agricultural pest that began plaguing U.S. apple growers in the 1850s likely did so after undergoing extensive genome-wide changes in a single generation.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2015/06/0609_EVOLUTION-b1.jpgOwls at Evolution Dayhttp://news.rice.edu/2014/12/01/owls-at-evolution-day/
http://news.rice.edu/2014/12/01/owls-at-evolution-day/#respondMon, 01 Dec 2014 20:48:36 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=69080Students from the Department of BioSciences course EBIO 124: Introduction to Ecology and Evolutionary Biology got the chance to became teachers for a few hours Nov. 23 as part of the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences' celebration of Evolution Day 2014.